The Dirt
Windowsill Arrangements
Why You Need Windowsill Arrangements by Sandy Swegel “It’s strange the way, after a while, we seem to stop looking out the windows of our home.” This clever observation by Nancy Ross Hugo led her to many days of creating tiny arrangements of flowers on her windowsill. She muses, “when you’re arranging on the windowsill, […]
Early Spring Flowers for Pollinators
Why to Plant These Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel Hungry pollinators are starting to wake up. Well, maybe not this week in Colorado if they are smart. We still have a foot of old snow on the ground, but the sun will come out later this week and I expect to see the first crocuses […]
Design Your Garden with Collages
Decorating Your Garden by Sandy Swegel The snow is still deep. Temperatures still below ten degrees. Seeds are ordered. Poppies and wildflowers were strewn on last week’s snow. Garden magazines are read. It’s starting to get hard to occupy the impatient gardener. My irritation with being bored is at about the same level as my […]